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THE  UNIVERSITY  LIBRARY 

UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA,  SAN  DIEGO 

LA  JOLLA.  CALIFORNIA 


1ST   OF   MICMAC   NAMES 


OF 


PLACES,  RIVERS,  ETC,  IN  NOVA  SCOTIA. 


Compiled  by 
ELIZABETH   FRAME. 


ARY 


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LIST   OF   MICMAC   NAMES 


OP 


PLACES,  RIVERS,  ETC.,  IN  NOVA  SCOTIA. 


Compiled  by 
ELIZABETH    FRAME. 


CAMBRIDGE: 
JOHN    WILSON    AND    SON. 

Snibrrsitg  $rrss. 
1892. 


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NOTE. 

The  following  list  of  Micraac  names  of  places,  rivers,  etc., 
in  Nova  Scotia  and  neighborhood  was  compiled,  at  my 
request,  by  Miss  Elizabeth  Frame,  of  Shubenacadie,  for  the 
library  of  the  Massachusetts  Historical  Society,  and  was 
duly  presented  at  the  meeting  on  June  9,  1892.  She  was 
aided  in  her  labors  by  a  Micmac  Indian,  as  well  as  by  the 
published  works  of  Mr.  Gesner  and  Dr.  Rand.  It  is  now 
printed  at  the  expense  of  a  gentleman  of  Cambridge,  who 
is  interested  in  Indian  philology. 

S.  A.  G. 
Boston,  August  20,  1892. 


LIST   OF    MICMAC   NAMES 

OP 

PLACES.    RIVERS,    ETC. 


Ababe,  a  boundary. 

Abaktooe,  the  great  auk. 

Abe,  a  bow  for  an  arrow. 

Agamok,  white  ash. 

Agoomakun,  Apple  River,  Cum- 
berland County. 

Agoomakunuk,  Sand  River,  Cum- 
berland County. 

Ah-raah-gops-ke-geek,  tumbling 
over  rocks  ;  Tangier  River. 

Ajedk'chemin,  a  blackberry. 

Akkada,  abundance  of  things ; 
plenty  of  ground-nuts ;  hence 
Acudie  (French). 

Akum,  a  snow-shoe,  raquette. 

Amlamekw',  a  mackerel. 

Anesaak,  Salmon  River. 

Ansaakw,  New  Harbor. 

Apcheechkumoochwaakade, 
Duck  land.  Hence  the  French 
name  Canard  River. 

Apsiboogwechk',  Fort  le  Bear. 

Aseedik,  Lunenburg. 

Asooemanbkse,  a  creeping  black- 
berry vine. 

Aspatogon,  a  headland  on  the 
Atlantic. 

Baktaba',  a  bay. 

Banook,  the  first  lake  as  you  ascend 
a  river. 


Banoodpskek,  opening  out  through 

rocks,  as  Penobscot. 
Banooskek,  entrance  into  Bras  d'Or 

Lake. 
BanoskSk,  a  water  passage  between 

two  lakes. 
Ba'pkokt&'k,  Argyle. 
Bapkook,  the  birch  bark  will  ea- 
sily peeL 
Baslooaakade,  St.  Peter's  island, 

near  Prince  Edward  Island. 
Bookt,  the  head  of  a  bay. 
Booktawi'chk,  rum,  from 
Booktaoo,  fire;   hence  fire-water; 

alcohol. 
Booktoulaygun,  fireworks;  Toney 

River. 
Booktowaagfin,  Mill  Creek  on  the 

River  Hebert  in  Cuml>erland  Co. 
Boouamookwdde,  Salmon  River, 

Yarmouth. 
BSstoon,  America. 
BSstoonkawaach,  an  American. 
BSstoonkawoolkw,  an  American 

vessel. 
Br ooksake,  Charlottetown  Harbor, 

Prince  Edward  Island. 

Cajj-booginek,    winding    through 

the  wilderness;  River  John. 
CalugSt,  Carraget  Harbor. 


LIST   OF   M1CMAC   NAMES   OP   PLACES,   RIVERS,   ETC 


Cansoke,  facing  the  frowning  cliff ; 

Canso. 
Caskumpec,  flowing  through  the 

sand ;  Cascumpec,  P.  E.  Island. 
Caydybunnygek,  clam  diggings; 

Boot  Island,  Hortou. 
Chebookt,   Halifax,   from    tlkche- 

bookt,  the  largest  harbor  or  bay. 
Cheema,  to  paddle  a  canoe. 
Chegaoo,  bass,  a  fish. 
ChegQmakfin,  a  rattle,  an  Indian 

tambourine. 
Chijikwtook',  Cornwallis  River. 
Chikchowwegiin§chwa'-w6ao- 

wgk',  a  iose. 
ChikchowwegunejuL  roseberries ; 

also  the  name  of  an  orange. 
Cbipchowwe'eli',  a  robin. 
Cwesomallygeek,    llardwood 

Ridge,  Cumberland. 

EbSdek,  Bedeque,  P.  E.  Island. 
Elmunakuncheech,  Little  Sevogal 

River. 
Elsetkook',   Bear   River  in   Nova 

t  Scotia. 
Emsuk,  Port  Jolli. 
Eppayguit,  anchored  on  the  wave ; 

Prince  Edward  Island. 
Eskumaaga,  to  eat  raw  flesh ;  hence 

the  name  of  the  eskimo  Indians, 

eaters  of  raw  flesh. 
Eskumunaak',  Mount  Skumun&k. 
Eskumunaak,  Point  Skimenack,  in 

New  Brunswick. 
Eakwftdek',  Murray  Harbor,  P.E.  I. 
EspakuniegSk,  high  laud.     Green 

Hill,  l'ictou  County. 

GaspK-ch,  Gaspe* ;  far  into  the  wa- 
ter. 

Glooacap,  a  manitou  who  dwelt  in 
the  Bay  of  Kundy,  at  Blonudon. 

Goolwagfipskooch,  Port  George. 

Gul-wahgahgek,  the  home  of  the 
s<ru.-cow  ;  Quaco,  New  Brunswick. 


Inskooom  adeedich,  Lakeland,  N.S. 

Kabein,  the  border  of  a  lake. 

Kagweamkek,  Port  Hood. 

Kakagwek,  a  place  of  dried  meat ; 
now  Hantsport,  in  Hants  Co. 

Kakwfileegigiin,  a  snow-bank. 

Kaleboo,  caribou. 

Kaleboode,  a  shovel.  Hence  Kalg- 
boo,  caribou,  the  shoveller,  be- 
cause they  shovel  up  the  snow 
with  their  broad  feet  in  digging 
down  for  the  moss  on  which  they 
feed. 

Katkooch'  and  Katkoolch',  Brook- 
lyn, Queens  Co.,  Nova  Scotia. 

Keask&noo'gwSjit,  a  mighty  chop- 
per, a  fabulous  being  who  cuts 
down  trees ;  you  hear  the  chop- 
ping, the  workman  is  invisible, 
but  the  tree  falls. 

KSbamkeak',  Bathurst,  on  the  Bay 
of  Chaleur. 

Kebapskitk,  the  stream  that  con- 
nects two  lakes. 

The  six  lakes  on  the  Liverpool 
River,  as  you  go  up  stream : 

1.  Panook. 

2.  K6doosk6k'. 

3.  Pushtigook'. 

4.  Kgjimkoojik. 

5.  Imutkaak. 

6.  Toobeadoogook. 

Lakes   on  Salmon  River,  east 
of  Halifax: 

1.  TJsoogomnsoogwgdamk'. 

2.  Milpaachk. 

3.  TJtkoskwaachk. 

4.  Kloocheowpaach. 

5.  NSmchenokpaachk. 

6.  Noogoomkiibaak. 

7.  Mtab£s-waakade  (where 
mud-catfish  abound). 

On  Port  Medway  River  are : 

1.  Banook. 

2.  M&ligeak'. 


LIST   OP  MICMAC   NAMES   OP   PLACES,  RIVERS,   ETC. 


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Kebbek,  narrows ;  Quebec.1 

Kegumoosk,  Little  River,  a  branch 
<>f  the  Restigouche. 

Kekwajoo,  a  badger. 

Keuomee,  Sandy  Point,  now  Econ- 
omy, in  Colchester  County. 

Kcsapskul,  Apesookaam  Luke. 

Kesegoo,  an  aged  man. 

Kesegooaakw,  an  aged  porpoise  or 
seal. 

Kesegoo'e,  an  aged  bird. 

Kesegooeeskw,  an  aged  woman. 

Kesegook,  an  aged  porcupine. 

Kesegoo'msk,  an  aged  l>eaver. 

Kesegoo'stim,  an  aged  dog. 

Kesegoo'tkw,  an  aged  cow,  moose, 
horse. 

Keskaak,  the  wood  is  broad. 

Keskoospaak,  Little  River. 

Keskfitkwgk',  the  river  is  broad. 

KesokiidSk',  the  neighborhood  of 
Archibald's  Mills  at  Truro. 

Kesooakowdstoogwgk',  Middle 
River,  Pictou. 

Kesooskwdstoogwek,  Little  Biv- 
er,  a  branch  oi  Sheet  Harbor 
River. 

Keapabegea'chk,  Big  Kespebac- 
dak'. 

Keespoogwitk,  Land's  End,  Yar- 
mouth. 

Klkcheboogwek,  Cavendish, 
Prince  Edward  Lsland. 

Kitpoo,  an  eagle. 

Ki  tpooaakade,  Cape  Shubenacadie. 


Kitpoo-aykaddy,  a  place  of  eagles, 
near  the  river  Shubenacadie,  now 
known  as  the  Eagles'  Nest. 

Kloopskeaakade,  Bird  Island. 

Kobet,  a  leaver. 

KobetSk',  Aylesford  Bog. 

Koo'koogwes',  an  owl. 

Kocktunijenagwanak',  Cape  Dol- 
phin. 

Koolpesoo'n,  an  anchor. 

Koolpijooik,  Petpiswick  Harbor. 

Koospem,  a  lake. 

Kow-week,  porcupine  quills. 

Ktadoosok,  Saguenay  liiver. 

Kiilokwejook  Mary  Joseph,  below 
Halifax. 

KulumooejemanSkse,  bilberry. 

Kweb&k,  the  head  of  the  tide,  now 
Bedford. 

Kwemoodeech,  Boil's  Harbor. 

KwgsomSlegek',  a  hard-wood 
Point,  uow  Fort  Lawrence. 

Kwesow-waak  a  cape  oi"  land. 

Logiimkeegun,  Shelburne. 
Luntook',  deer. 

Liiakiich,  Manadoo  in  Cape  Breton. 
Lustegooch,  Restigouche  River. 

Maakan,  Maccan  River  in  Cumber- 
land County. 

Mabou,  a  river  in  Cape  Breton. 

Madawaak,  a  point  where  two  riv- 
ers come  together. 


1  This  is  beyond  question  the  origin  of  the  name  of  the  city  of  Quebec  The 
French  pronounce  Quebec  not  kwe-bek,  as  the  English  do,  but  kSb-b£k,  the  exact 
pronunciation  of  the  Indian  word.  The  "  Narrows,"  ahovc  Halifax  Harbor,  aud 
a  narrow  place  in  the  Liverpool  River  just  below  Milton,  are  thus  named  by  the 
Indians.  The  syllable  kfib  or  kSp,  which  is  the  same  exactly  in  meaning,  means 
to  stop  or  impede,  to  choke  up,  etc.  Many  words  begin  with  this  syllable;  as, 
kSbejokfcm,  to  stop  a  hole ;  kSbejokteskum,  to  shut  a  door ;  kebadagwa'. 
to  bo  hoarse,  to  have  the  voice  impeded  ;  kebaadoo,  to  stanch  blood  ;  kebap 
skitk,  the  stream  is  obstructed  by  rocks ;  kebamkoogwgk,  the  mouth  of  tlio 
river  is  obstructed  by  sand  thrown  in  by  the  waves ;  kSbe-skoonei,  my  nose  is 
stopped  ;  etc. 


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LIST   OF   MICMAC   NAMES   OF  PLACES,   RIVERS,   ETC. 


Maggpskeg6chk',  tumbling  over 
large  rooks;  Gaspereaux  River, 
in  Horton,  King's  County. 

M5je5kteiigiin  Lutkaamfin,  an 
arrow. 

Makpaak,  Malpeque,  in  P.  E.  T. 

Makpaachk,  first  and  second  lakes 
on  Moses  River. 

Malipkanch',  a  hazel-nut. 

Maskwe,  general  name  for  bark. 

Maycobegilk,  end  of  the  flowing 
(meaning  the  bound  of  the  rush- 
ing water,  the  tide  or  bore); 
Cobequid,  Truro,  now  Salmon 
River. 

Megainaage,  Nova  Scotia ;  land  of 
the  Micmacs. 

Mggwa'jijik,  the  Red  Indians  of 
Newfoundland. 

MSgwas-a',  Belfast  in  P.  E.  Island. 

Memkaak-kwSsawa',  Pandora 
Point. 

MenagwSs',  St.  John,  N.  B. 

Menichk,  a  berry. 

Menoody,  a  bay;  Minudie,  Cum- 
berland County. 

Meowch',  a  puss,  a  cat. 

Mgs-adSk,  Long  Island,  Horton, 
Nova  Scotia. 

Meseebakilnak',  Sambro  Cape. 

Meapaak,  Cape  Mispek. 

Migoonaasit,  the  out-spreader;  a 
peacock. 

Mijeogiin,  St.  Lawrence  River. 

Milasiik,  Bridgeport 

Milapskegechk,  third  lake  on  Mo- 
lliver. 

Milchggaach,  Meander  River  in 
Newport,  Hants  County. 

Mimkwdkuii,  an  aconi. 

Mimkw&nmooBe,  the  oak. 

Mfcsegiimisk',  Scraggy  Lake. 

MiBtoogook,  Mistouchc  River. 

Moinawa,  bear's  meat. 

Moo  n&mook,  he  is  from  home. 

Mooin,  n  bear. 


Mooinei',  a  bear-skin. 
Moosegisk',  the  atmosphere. 
Mootpoon,  an  animal's  bed. 
Mpog&n,  a  bed. 
Misookweel,  the  bark  for  building 

a  canoe. 
'Mtaban',  mud    bridge;  Wolfville, 

Nova  Scotia. 
Mtae,  a  beaver-skin'. 
Mtoodook,     Little     River,    Mira, 

Cape  Breton. 
MfinagSs&nook',     the     Magdalen 

Islands. 
Miina'pskw,  a  ledge  of  rocks. 
MtLndoo,  Satan.    This  is  the  Algon- 

kiu   name  for  the  Great  Spirit, 

but  applied  to  the  devil  by  the 

first  Cluistian  missionaries. 
Mundooapskw,  Devil's  Rock,  now 

Jeddore  Rock. 
MunSskoochk',     Muddy      Creek, 

Prince  Edward  Island. 
MiiukwSn',  the  rainbow. 
Musquodoboit,  sparkling  water,  a 

river  in  Halifax  County. 

Nab&dagwenigun,  a  basket  han- 
dle. 

Naookteboogooik,  big  pond. 

Napan,  Napan  in  Cumberland  Co. 

Napfiskwa',  to  string  beads. 

Nebe,  a  leaf. 

Ngbeltook',  Bartibog,  name  of  a 
place. 

NegwSk,  Nogwak  Island. 

Nelegakfingk,  Newport  River. 

Neliksaak,  Arichat. 

NSmcheboogwgk',  Middle  River, 
Cape  Breton. 

Nemtakayak',  Nemtage  River. 

Nepigiguit,  on  Clialeur  Bay. 

Neseamk',  Sable  River,  Nova 
Scotia. 

Nictahk,  forks ;  Nictau. 

Noel,  where  the  ice-cakes  float 
loosely. 


LIST   OP   MICMAC   NAMES   OP   PLACES,   RIVERS,   ETC. 


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Noogoomkeak',  Moses  River. 
Noos-abon,  the  river  Nbosaboon. 
'Ntooa'gwaktin,    Lot    49,    Prince 

Edward    Island. 
'Ntiibloo,  an  army. 

OgomkigeSk',     Liverpool     River, 

Nova  Scotia. 
Oochaadooch,    Margaree    River's 

mouth,  Cape  Breton. 
Oochogum,  a  point  covered  with 

oak. 
Oolastook,  St.   John   River,   New 

Brunswick. 
Oonban,  a  moose's  bed. 
Oouegun,  portage. 
Oonikakw6mkook,  Point  Miskwe. 
Owoolakiimooejit,   Famine,   figu- 
ratively  represented   as   an   evil 

being. 
OwwSkfin,    Portage    lliver,  Mira- 

machi,  New  Brunswick. 

Paakwaak,  stop  here,  you  cannot 
go  any  further ;  Pockwock  Lake. 

Pajedoobaachk,  Oyster  Pond. 

Palamooa'  Seboo,  Salmon  River, 
Truro. 

Paspege'ak,  Paspebeek,  Prospect. 

PedeadeSk,  ignis  fatuus. 

Pege,  a  side  of  meat,  including  all 
the  ribs. 

PSmanikeak',  Sand  Island,  Mira- 
machi. 

Pentagouet,  a  river  in  New  Bruns- 
wick. 

Pessyquid,  flowing  squarely  into 
the  sea;  Avon  River  in  Windsor, 
Hants  County. 

pgtkootkweak',  Peticodiac  River. 

Petoobok,  Bras  d'Or  Lake  in  Cape 
Breton. 

Pijenooiskak,  La  Have  River. 

Piktook,  Pictou. 

Piktoo'jitk,  Martin's  River,  Col- 
chester, Nova  Scotia. 


Pogfimkgk',  Pomket  Harbor. 

P6nh6Sk,  the  first  lake  in  a  chain. 

PoogfiuikpSchk,  Pictou  Harbor. 

PookudapskwSde,  Ca]>e  Porcu- 
pine, on  the  Strait  of  Canso. 

Pootaleawa',  a  basket. 

Pugooopskook,  Owl's  Head  in 
Hants  County. 

Ptilamoo,  salmon. 

Pfilowecha  Mfiwego,  Partridge 
Island. 

Pillow -wech,  a  partridge. 

Saa-gaa-bun,  the  Micmac  potato. 

Saa  gaa-bun-akady,  the  place 
when-  the  Micmac  potato  grows 
(Shubenacadie). 

Sakpulkweak,  there  is  wet  snow 
and  ice  there. 

Sasageem,  a  bare  foot. 

Sasoo  Goole,  Jesus  Christ. 

Sebiskadaktincheech,  Miscou 
Gully,  Cape  Breton. 

Seboo,  a  river. 

Sebiinisk',  Lockport,  Nova  Scotia. 

Segttbitnakade,  Shubenacadie. 

Sesetkook,  Chezetcook. 

Seaip  or  Sesipckeech',  a  bird. 

Ses-mogiin,  sugar. 

Sigiinikt',  Chignecto. 

Simkook,  Petite  River  in  Lunen- 
burg. 

Skiidakurnoochooowte,  Milky 
Way;  the  spirits'  road. 

Stewiacke,  where  the  fresh  water 
joins  the  salt;  a  river  in  Colches- 
ter County. 

Sumskwls',  Pumpkin  Island. 

Sflnow',  sugar  maple. 

Tabooetooetiln,  Rustico,  P.  E.  I. 

Taooopskik,  the  river  runs  out  l>e- 
tween  rocks.  Hence  the  name  of 
the  Annapolis  River,  Taooopskik. 

Tawitk,  Petite  Passage,  N.  S. 

Team,  a  moose. 


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LIST  OP   MICMAC   NAMES  OP  PLACES,  RIVERS,   ETC. 


T5aogw6de,  Pirate's  Cove,  on  Can- 
so  Strait. 

Tooetiinook',  Avon  River,  Hants 
County. 

Tillugadik,  Grand  Lake,  Halifax 
County. 

Ukcheseeboo,  a  large  river. 
tTktaknmkook',  Newfoundland. 
Ukwtakttn,  starvation;   in  the  lu- 

dian   legends   represented    as    a 

quasi    demigod,    whose    howling 

and  approach  indicate  death  and 

destruction. 
UlgSdoo,  a  mushroom. 
UlgSdook',  Tort  Medway. 
Ulnoo,    a   man,    as    distinguished 

from  all  other  animals. 
TJlnooe,  to  be  a  man,  an  Indian. 
Ulnoojech,  the  eyeball,  the   little 

Indian,  manikiu. 
Umkoome,  ice. 
Upkoo,  gum. 
Upkwaweeg&n',    Oak     Point     in 

Cornwallis. 
Opakamkook,     Petite     Hiver     in 

Hants  County. 
tTtkubok,  Chebogue. 

Wagobagitk',  literally,  the  bay 
runs  tar  up ;  hence  CobetpuitL 

Wgchkwgmkeak',  Mizzen  Point. 

WSdawglak',  the  laiu  patters  on 
the  roof. 

Wegoon,  a  bean. 


Weyooik,  Sheet  Harbor. 
WeiSpak,  a  bead. 
Weisis,  a  beast. 
Wgjowtik,  Point  I  Vim. 
Weilkuch',  Margaree  River,  Cape 

Breton. 
WIskiJsok,  MilpagSch'.  Nenasa- 

kilnSk',  and  Pedawikpaak  are 

Tangier  Lakes. 
WisQnawSn,  Cray's  River,  in  Hali- 
fax County. 
Wdbaboodkchiik,    white    waters, 

Elm  Tree  River. 
W8beakade,   literally  Swan  land, 

now  Broad  River  Lake. 
W6jeechk,  Pereaux  in  Cornwallis. 
Wokuloopskusow',  Marble  Head. 
W6kfimeak',  Nine-Mile   River  in 

Hants  County. 
Wokiimutkook,     Middle      Kiver, 

Nova  Scotia. 
W61urukwaka'guniichk,  Port 

Mulgrave. 
W81unkak',  Beaver  Harbor. 
Wfinpaak,  Cole  Harbor. 
WdsetumooSk,  Newel  River. 
WdsoksegSk',  Martin's  Point,  near 

Londonderry,  Colchester  County, 

on  Debert  River. 
Wds5gw6soo-gw8de,     Petite     in 

Hants  County,  on  tlie  bay. 
W&spegeak',  Shoal  Bay. 
W6spooijiktook,  among  the  seals ; 

Herring  Point,  New  Bruuswick. 

Tap  Team,  a  bull  moose. 


SOUND   OF   LETTERS  IN   MICMAC. 

The  consonants  are  sounded  as  in  English:  g  is  always  hard, 
as  in  go,  egy,  and  c  exactly  like  k;  ch  as  in  church  ;  h  follow- 
ing a  vowel  in  the  same  syllable  (as  in  ahk)  is  a  soft  guttural, 
like  the  German  ch  in  Ich.  There  is  no  /  in  Micmac ;  when  at- 
tempting to  pronounce  French  or  English  words  which  contain 
this  letter,  the  Indians  give  it  the  sound  of  b  or  p. 

The  vowels  are  sounded  thus :  a,  as  in  father  ;  a,  as  in  fate; 
a,  as  in  fat;  a,  as  the  second  a  in  abaft;  e,  as  in  me;  6  as  in 
met;  ei,  as  i  in  pine;  J,  as  i  in  pin;  o,  as  in  no;  5  as  in  not ;  u,  as 
in  tube,  use;  G,  as  in  tub;  oo,  as  in  fool,  move ;  86  as  in  good, 
wood;  ow,  as  in  now.  When  any  vowel  is  doubled,  as  aa,  aa,  ee, 
6,  the  usual  sound  is  prolonged,  and  takes  the  accent,  but  the 
place  for  the  accent  is  the  penult.  'M  or  'N  at  the  beginning  of 
a  word  with  the  accent  marked,  is  sounded  without  a  vowel. 

The  following  are  examples  of  the  peculiarity  termed  "  holo- 
phrastie,"  where  a  single  word  stands  for  a  sentence :  — 

Boon,  the  sitting  place,  the  cross-piece  on  which  the  pad- 
dler  sits. 

Bo6senech,  let  us  take  a  trip  by  water,  let  us  go  in  a  canoe. 

Epkwfise,  I  have  a  shelter  from  the  rain  over  my  head. 

Kamatk,  bushes  yonder,  beyond  a  cleared  place. 

NSspe,  to  be  stopping  in  the  wigwam  to  take  care  of  it, 
while  the  others  are  away. 

Newdpskitk,  the  bed  of  the  river  is  dry,  and  the  rocks  are 
bare. 

W6pk,  the  morning  light,  —  "  the  opening  of  the  eye  of  the 
morning." 


The  Micmac  left  no  sculptured  gods, 

No  temples  made  of  stone;  . 
In  misty  caves,  in  storm-tossed  clouds, 

Manitou  dwelt  alone. 

But  names  remain  on  hill  and  plain 
Of  this  once  powerful  race,  „ 

And  in  those  liquid  Micmac  words 
Their  presence  yet  we  trace 

Where  Aspatogon  lifts  her  brow, 

Unblushing,  to  the  sea; 
Where  crashing  ice-cakes  dash  and  break 

On  lonely  Scatarie; 

Where  turbid  waters  seethe  and  foam 
Eound  Glooscap,  Chebooktook; 

On  Tusket's  Isles  where  sea-gulls  rest, 
And  heron  on  Panuke; 

The  rushing  tides  in  Pesiquid, 

And  Shubenacadie ; 
The  level  meads  of  Tantramar; 

The  falls  of  Konomee. 

No  Micmac  now  on  Cobequid 

Hunts  moose  or  caribou; 
And  alien  races  change  the  names 

Which  first  were  named  by  you. 

E.  F. 


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